Preparing Green Tea
Preparation instructions for the individual varieties can be found on the packaging. However, we would like to give you a few general tips and hints at this point - use these as a starting point and experiment with the dosage, temperature and brewing time to achieve the ideal tea experience for you.
Depending on the preparation, different aromas and active ingredients can be released.
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Preparation
Prepare a cup with a capacity of 80 to 100 ml for each person. Allow the boiled water to cool to between 80° and 60°C, depending on the variety. To do this, either pour the water into a cooling tray or pour it directly into the cups to cool, which will also preheat them helps measure the amount of water needed.
Dosage
Put 1 teaspoon of tea per person into a ceramic pot (or any teapot/strainer that gives the leaves room to ‘swim around’) and infuse with the prepared water. Steep for 30 to 60 seconds, according to the instructions on the package.
Serving
If the tea is to be served to several people, only pour a little tea into each cup first and then fill the cups in reverse order. This ensures that the tea is equally strong in all cups. The pouring movements will gradually give the tea the right green colour. Pour out the last "golden" drops and prevent the tea from continuing to steep.
Savour
Serve the tea fresh. In Japan, a small sweet is often served with unsweetened tea. For further infusions, pour water over the tea leaves again. Only leave to infuse for approx. 15 seconds, as the leaf is already soaked and the ingredients are released more quickly.
Mizudashi- the cold infusion
With Mizudashi 水出し（みずだし）, the green tea is infused with cold water for a refreshing tea flavour in summer.
The infusion with cold water means that fewer tannins and caffeine are released from the leaves, so that the tea hardly becomes bitter even after a longer brewing time. Instead, the sweet aroma of the heat-sensitive L-theanine develops particularly well, which characterises Kabusecha early harvests in particular. The infusion can be stored well in the refrigerator and often remains bright green for several hours. If, on the other hand, the tea is brewed warm and then cooled down, it loses its beautiful green colour and quickly becomes bitter in flavour.
You can find out more about the ingredients in green tea here.